A Thousand Miles Away
The Heartbeats
Charted initially at # 53 in 1957.  Re-release hit # 96 in 1960
Written by lead singer James "Shep" Sheppard and William H. Miller
Sheppard later used the same melody in recording "Daddy's Home" with his new
  group Shep and the Limelites which hit # 2 in 1961.


You're a thousand miles away-ay
Bu-u-t I still have your love to remember you by
Oh, my dar-ar-ar-arling, dry your eyes
Daddy's coming home soon

On my knees every day-ay
All I do is pray, baby, just for you
Hope you a-a-a-always want me too
Daddy's coming home soon

 It may be on a Sunday morning
 It may be on a Tuesday afternoon
 But no matter what the day is
 I'm going to make it my business to get home soon

You're (a thousand miles away)
Bu-u-ut I still have your love to remember you by
Oh, my dar-ar-ar-arling, dry your eyes
Daddy's coming    ho-ome so-oo-oo-oo-oon